Edu_RSS ~ October 9, 2003

Most recent update: October 9, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Why use DITA to produce HTML deliverables? A number of IBM folk have jointly written an article on the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA), one of the XML-based formats for managing content authoring and publishing. To quote: The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is an XML-based format... From Column Two on October 9, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. (31331) The importance of staff induction My latest CM Briefing is on the importance of staff induction, from both a business and knowledge management perspective. To quote: CM Briefing 2003-20: Staff induction is vital in getting staff up to speed, and ensuring they are productive. Yet... From Column Two on October 9, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. (31330) Escaping the organisation chart on your intranet I'm pleased to report that Donna Maurer (our recent addition to the Step Two Designs consulting team) has written the latest KM Column article on escaping the organisation chart on your intranet. To quote: At the core of the structure... From Column Two on October 9, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. (31329) Semantic anchors for XML Uche Ogbuji has written an article about semantic transparency in XML, that is, actually conveying information between two parties, not just XML tags. To quote: XML syntax is just the foundation for data interoperability. The next step is semantic transparency.... From Column Two on October 9, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (31327) Clinical governance: lesson cards The UK National Health Service (NHS) has published a series of lesson cards looking at how to modernise the service. For example, one of the cards is titled mistakes are opportunities: An ambulance service trust wanted to find a different... From Column Two on October 9, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (31326) Dell knows what do with dead PCs The company is kicking off a program to teach universities and other institutions how to run computer recycling programs. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (31325) Feds nab suspected online conman The SEC and the Department of Justice file charges against a 19-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of using a Trojan-horse program to steal money from another man's brokerage account. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (31324) Salon CEO resigns From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (31323) Hooking up AmphetaDesk to Movable Type Salon blogger Andrew Bayer has recently migrated his weblog from Radio to Movable Type, which lacks a built-in posting aggregrator. To remedy this, he has figured out a way to hook up Amphetadesk to MT. Very nice. Andrew, did you... From Movable Type on October 9, 2003 at 9:06 p.m.. (31322) A couple of small changes for Radio: The... A couple of small changes for Radio: The RSS enclosures prefs page now includes a setting for choosing where to save downloaded enclosures. A few macros which weren't previously explained in Radio's help system have been added to the Built-in... From Radio on October 9, 2003 at 9:06 p.m.. (31321) Breeze Live Breeze Live: Web conferencing from Macromedia The field for "synchronous" events is getting larger again. The big question is, will any of the publishers and vendors in this space ever make any money? At $83 a seat per month for the hosted version, Macromedia seems to be working on that problem. Macromedia joins Web-conference crowd. The Flash and Dreamweaver maker, with the introduction of Breeze Live, adds its product to the crowded market for online meetin From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 9, 2003 at 9:04 p.m.. (31319) Using weblogs in education Weblogs in Education: Online Discussion and Matrix This is interesting and certainly worth consideration when designing online education and training, especially where the approach is to be oriented toward active learning. Matrix of some uses of blogs in education. This week and next I'm helping to facilitate an online discussion on the use of blogs in education for about 400 members from the B.C.-wide Educational Technology Users Group. We are facilitating the discussi From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 9, 2003 at 9:04 p.m.. (31318) You Were Joking This morning, I woke up to this story at kuro5hin: "Keyboard Manufacturers Named in DMCA Suit." I couldn't believe it. Could Alex Halderman's report really have triggered a lawsuit? Could that lawsuit really be about the legality of the shift-key? Rubbing my eyes and reading a little closer, I realized that it was a total joke. I laughed. That article's a joke, but --> From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 9, 2003 at 9:03 p.m.. (31317) Digital Music Services News Napster launches (see ToS for DRM info), iTunes porting to Windows, and eMusic fading.  More on all this later. From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 9, 2003 at 9:03 p.m.. (31316) Thinking of knowledge Denham Grey has written a blog entry on the different knowledge management epistemologies. To quote: Part of the problem with KM is we tend to have very different assumptions, beliefs & views on the nature and properties of knowledge that... From Column Two on October 9, 2003 at 9:03 p.m.. (31315) Palm looking into Tungsten glitch Owners of the company's new handhelds, the Tungsten T3, are saying that their devices aren't reading information on certain Secure Digital cards. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 9:01 p.m.. (31314) Interwoven, iManage set date for merger vote From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 9:01 p.m.. (31313) Arnold enlists Fiorina for transition team Hewlett-Packard head Carly Fiorina joins a group working to help "The Terminator" star Arnold Schwarzenegger take up his role next month as governor of California. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 9:01 p.m.. (31312) Sun to release Solaris for AMD's Opteron Sun Microsystems' version of Unix will become the third operating system to take advantage of Advanced Micro Device's 64-bit Opteron chip, Sun software chief Jonathan Schwartz says. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 9:01 p.m.. (31311) Sun cluster guru joins MS in brain drain Exclusive Top-level defections From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 7:34 p.m.. (31308) Sun touts Solaris-on-Intel customers From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 7:33 p.m.. (31307) Corel trims staff after takeover The Canadian software maker, which recently went private, says it's laying off 18 percent of its work force as it focuses on core products such as CorelDraw. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 7:33 p.m.. (31306) Database Legislation Introduced in U.S. Congress From ResourceShelf on October 9, 2003 at 7:18 p.m.. (31304) FFM: blogs went publishing Gerade eben zurück aus Frankfurt , war wie immer schon: viele Menschen, Massen schlechte Luft, noch mehr Bücher, aber da w... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on October 9, 2003 at 7:17 p.m.. (31303) Napster Tries Again intheory writes "As it states on the site, The Cat is Almost Back. Napster, following a singificant delay, beleagured by legal and ethical rhetoric, reappears ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 7:16 p.m.. (31302) PayPal Makes E-commerce Even Easier PayPal has struck a deal to integrate with payment solution provider CyberSource, giving small e-tailers access to more than 31 million PayPal account holders. From E-Commerce Guide on October 9, 2003 at 7:15 p.m.. (31301) Web-based music pirate gets jail time A man charged with selling hundreds of CD compilations of copyrighted songs over the Internet is found guilty and sentenced to six months in jail. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 7:15 p.m.. (31300) Report: Chips were down in second quarter Semiconductor equipment makers posted lackluster sales in the second quarter as they remained tentative on large capital expenditures, according to a Gartner report. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 7:15 p.m.. (31299) Matrix of some uses of blogs in education Der Titel erklärt eigentlich schon alles - ein interessanter Ausgangspunkt für weitere Diskussionen. Scott Leslie, EdTechPost, 9 Oktober 2003... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 9, 2003 at 6:51 p.m.. (31298) Bloggertreffen in Frankfurt Martin Roell lässt verlauten, dass er sich anlässlich der Frankfurter Buchmesse mit einigen Gesinnungsgenossen zum kollektiven Bloggertreffen trifft. Das hätte... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 9, 2003 at 6:51 p.m.. (31297) Innovative Internet Use in Canadian Public Libraries From ResourceShelf on October 9, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (31295) Deep linking lawful in Germany A German court has ruled that deep linking to news stories inside a newspaper does not violate the newspaper's copyright. The defendant, Paperboy, operated a news search engine. Even though it was victorious in court, its web site is offline. You can get a sense of what it was doing through these Wayback Machine snapshots. (Thanks to Klaus Graf.) From FOS News on October 9, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (31294) 65 Million Euros for the Semantic Web From Semantic World on October 9, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. (31293) Teen charged in cyber stock scam Trojan claim From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (31292) Yahoo! flies high in Q3 Barnstorming quarter From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (31291) SunnComm to sue 'Shift key' student for $10m Alleges DMCA violation, damage to its reputation From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (31290) The Next Step In Spam Filtering simeonbeta2 writes "Paul Graham (of "A Plan for Spam" fame) has a couple of new articles up. The first one details the success of Bayesian spam filters despite ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (31289) Handspring narrows its loss In what is likely to be its last earnings report before Palm acquires it, the device maker says sales were limited for the quarter. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (31288) Student faces suit over key to CD locks Antipiracy technology developer SunnComm says it will likely sue a Princeton student who showed how to break its CD copy protection by pushing the Shift key. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (31287) Parents sue school district for Wi-Fi use Parents and students take action against an Illinois school district for using Wi-Fi technology in classrooms, claiming that exposure to the low-level radio waves may be damaging to students' health. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (31286) Report: IT spending unlikely to climb Overall information technology spending in the United States is stabilizing but not likely to grow much in the near future, according to a Merrill Lynch survey. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (31285) Al the spider part 2 RandomComments.comLife: Everyday stuff (1 replies)Al the spider part 2posted by huahui on Sunday, October 05, 2003 2:53:49 AMHI.I am a chinese colleger.I have done my best to learn english ,but I do not get what I think I sho ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31284) Sleeping Position Reveals Personality RandomComments.comCurrent News: All of it (3 replies)Sleeping Position Reveals Personalityposted by huahui on Sunday, October 05, 2003 3:09:29 AMI  am always insomnia as long as I lay on bed ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31283) Man Dies After Wife Crushes Testicles RandomComments.comCurrent News: All of it (1 replies)Man Dies After Wife Crushes Testiclesposted by random on Sunday, October 05, 2003 5:13:50 AMThat story got my Sunday off to a bright and sunny start. ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31282) WHO CAN HELP ME RandomComments.comLife: Everyday stuff (1 replies)WHO CAN HELP MEposted by random on Sunday, October 05, 2003 5:20:26 AMYour english is pretty good. Better than my chinese If I were to give you one piece of advice, do ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31281) Useless facts RandomComments.comLife: Everyday stuff (5 replies)Useless factsposted by htgstemann on Sunday, October 05, 2003 2:35:55 PMvlad, i think u r talkin about a war. a battle cant last 137 years. they would have to have at least ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31280) Mouse recalibration program RandomComments.comLife: Everyday stuff (0 replies)Mouse recalibration programposted by gardav on Monday, October 06, 2003 11:21:42 AMThis is an excellent tool.  To recalibrate your mouse, click and hold on the moon.  Then d ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31279) My message to terrorists worldwide RandomComments.comLife: Insults (4 replies)My message to terrorists worldwideposted by bolton_crew on Monday, October 06, 2003 12:06:24 PMLOL ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31278) World Beard and Moustache Championships RandomComments.comWebsites: All (4 replies)World Beard and Moustache Championshipsposted by random on Monday, October 06, 2003 4:33:47 PMLife is all about balance. What you dont have up top, have it down below instead. (in reference to ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31277) Lets Be Random! RandomComments.comRecreation: Hobbies (14 replies)Lets Be Random!posted by htgstemann on Tuesday, October 07, 2003 4:33:08 PMho ho! jim jam jahaaa! who wants to sing?? join the army they said, see the world they said. I'd ra ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31276) Time of Day RandomComments.comSex: General (2 replies)Time of Dayposted by htgstemann on Tuesday, October 07, 2003 4:43:10 PMif sex is a pain in the ass, then you are doing it wrong. PS. 'pain in the ass' is a euphemism. ask ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31275) Strawberries RandomComments.comLife: Everyday stuff (2 replies)Strawberriesposted by bolton_crew on Wednesday, October 08, 2003 3:08:40 PMshut up ste. ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31274) I pierced my lip RandomComments.comLife: Pictures (9 replies)I pierced my lipposted by bolton_crew on Wednesday, October 08, 2003 3:11:30 PMEeewww! ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31273) Grim The Happy Killing Tour Guide RandomComments.comRecreation: Hobbies (17 replies)Grim The Happy Killing Tour Guideposted by Ninja Jeff on Wednesday, October 08, 2003 3:46:21 PMOh hello Diablo I thought I'll be seeing u on the way to the moon.....*coughs*.....*chokes*....orrrr ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31272) Deep Thoughts RandomComments.comLife: Everyday stuff (4 replies)Deep Thoughtsposted by GOTABIGPHATTY on Wednesday, October 08, 2003 4:51:35 PM to one u might have a great ass  to another u might be the biggest ass ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31271) Teacher throws pupils out of window RandomComments.comCurrent News: All of it (1 replies)Teacher throws pupils out of windowposted by GOTABIGPHATTY on Wednesday, October 08, 2003 4:56:22 PM I dont think so. I bet they wont mess around anymore. ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31270) Arnold the governor RandomComments.comSociety: People (3 replies)Arnold the governorposted by gardav on Wednesday, October 08, 2003 8:05:55 PMFamily Feud has never been the same. ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31269) Old Navy RandomComments.comBusiness: Businesses (3 replies)Old Navyposted by random on Thursday, October 09, 2003 6:31:17 AMNo ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31268) Every Wednesday RandomComments.comLife: Everyday stuff (1 replies)Every Wednesdayposted by bolton_crew on Thursday, October 09, 2003 11:45:22 AMIt all looks fine from the dog picture, then it all starts to go downhill. I'm liking the way you g ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31267) Random Word! RandomComments.comRecreation: Hobbies (46 replies)Random Word!posted by gardav on Thursday, October 09, 2003 2:26:19 PMtaint ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31266) Sunrise RandomComments.comLife: Pictures (6 replies)Sunriseposted by GOTABIGPHATTY on Thursday, October 09, 2003 3:01:55 PMor jim ... From RandomComments.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31265) What's Working Recently I alluded to a trend that I've been seeing lately of educator Web loggers starting to ask some tough questions about what exactly we've got here. James Farmer's recent article in Xplana has provoked some pretty interesting response that I think bears attention as most of the feedback seems skeptical. Bill Brandon sees a problem with adoption because of the chages Web logs re From weblogged News on October 9, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (31263) Quote of the Day »See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction.«George Walker Bush, Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003 [via Schockwellenreiter] From owrede_log on October 9, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (31262) BloggerCon Webcasts online They are here. From owrede_log on October 9, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (31261) Canter on Faces of your digital lifestyle Marc's PeopleAggregator project is a good start in this direction.  The problem described in this posting on Many2Many is exactly what federated identity networks (and supporting protocols) have been designed to address.  Our identities (online and off) are fragmented all over the place, often purposefully, but we can regain control using federated identity protocols, both for easing our "single-si From Jeremy Allaire's Radio on October 9, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (31260) Handspring Treo 600 Finally Available knightwolf writes "Well, finally, handspring has released their updated Treo - the Treo 600. Its only available on the sprint network at the moment, and owners ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (31259) Trillian connects with Yahoo yet again Cerulean Studios' popular instant-messaging software releases a new patch that should allow its users to regain connectivity with Yahoo Messenger. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (31258) Bell Canada tests new Microsoft IPTV The software maker takes another stab at the interactive TV market with an Internet Protocol-based technology that lets cable and telecommunications companies deliver video. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (31257) Harnessing the Hive: How Online Games Drive Networked Innovation According to 20th-century entrepreneurial mythology, successful new product ideas spring fully formed from the brains of individual innovators. The problem is that this story doesn't explain a lot of leading-edge innovation, nor does it account for the dynamics that define a networked marketplace and the evolving relationship between companies and their customers in that marketplace. It does not account for the entrepreneurially perverse ecology of open-source software or for the robustness of eBay. More importantly, it doesn't give credence to the collective intelligence of the netw From Release 1.0 on October 9, 2003 at 4:53 p.m.. (31256) Tapping into Grid Computing What if any computing resource -- processing, storage capacity, data, applications -- could be an input to a larger process, regardless of where that resource was located? Such a vision is actually thinkable, albeit not fully realized. Thanks to developments in grid computing, we can ponder the potential of the universal computer... and can take advantage of pools of computing resources today for real applications. From Release 1.0 on October 9, 2003 at 4:53 p.m.. (31255) Service Grids: The Missing Layer in Web Services Momentum is starting to build behind Web services technology deployments. As businesses start to reap significant savings from early deployments, executives are becoming more interested in broader deployments of the technology to coordinate business processes and support mission-critical transactions. This will be difficult task without a layer of robust services, such as service definition and discovery, security and access control, metering/billing, routing of messages across applications or data transformation between applications, to support these core business activities. We have termed t From Release 1.0 on October 9, 2003 at 4:53 p.m.. (31254) The Search for Structure You can classify information-retrieval tools into two major categories: those that classify things into categories, in some kind of (hierarchical) directory structure, and those that don't (using search and matching techniques instead). This issue starts with an explanation of how we structure information, and then proceeds to limn the two camps, broadly represented by Yahoo! and Google. It continues with examples of how directories and metadata are being used to organize more and more information HYPHEN the beginnings of what will ultimately become the Semantic Web. From Release 1.0 on October 9, 2003 at 4:53 p.m.. (31253) Models and Consequences Anyone building any kind of software these days needs to build in the capability to communicate not just physically but semantically with the rest of the world, without necessarily knowing what is going to be in that world. The tools covered in this issue are an illustration of the problem they are addressing: The world is not neatly organized, and local problems are best solved locally. Yet there are global problems, and we run into them more and more frequently in this increasingly interconnected world. From Release 1.0 on October 9, 2003 at 4:53 p.m.. (31252) PC Forum Documentation: Text Comes Alive! This issue of Release 1.0 served as the documentation for the 2003 PC Forum. It includes interviews and profiles of the conference speakers, overviews of all the sessions and descriptions of the company presenters. From Release 1.0 on October 9, 2003 at 4:53 p.m.. (31251) Talking Trash: Finding Value in Discarded Data ASpend an hour surfing the Web, and your system will have cached about 40 megabytes of data, most of which is garbage. But that cache of garbage data says a lot about you, your interests and your activities. In this issue, we explore the issues surrounding garbage HYPHEN starting with how to define it as such, which requires transforming unmanaged data into managed data. Once defined, options for disposal, which aren't always easy to execute, include four approaches: toss it, burn it, recycle it or practice what is called "source reduction," i.e. reduce the flow and toxicity of garbage at From Release 1.0 on October 9, 2003 at 4:53 p.m.. (31248) Weblogs, RSS and the Rise of the Active Web Up until now, most applications and tools were the products of professional programmers working for the companies who "own" the data, and who have their own agenda in making it available to consumers on the companies' terms. But now we see tools to enable users to manage Web content, not just personal content, for themselves. In this issue, we show how blogging HYPHEN originally a cross between self-expression and journalism HYPHEN and its tools have morphed to give users some of the power promised by the so-called Semantic Web. From Release 1.0 on October 9, 2003 at 4:53 p.m.. (31247) Online Registries: The DNS and Beyond... As the world grows more connected and more complicated, we all need ways of defining, identifying and keeping track of things and cross-referencing them with their owners. The simplest way to do that is with registries HYPHEN everything from the Domesday Book, a medieval registry of land, property and people; to current-day auto registries on the one hand and the worldwide Domain Name System on the other. From Release 1.0 on October 9, 2003 at 4:53 p.m.. (31246) Symantec vs. CD Micro IT-Spezialist Symantec hat seinem Kampf gegen CD Micro die Krone aufgesetzt und insgesamt zehn Mio. Dollar Schadenersatz erstritten. Diese Summe... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 9, 2003 at 4:52 p.m.. (31245) Florida Journalism Class Blog Don't know why I didn't make the connection earlier, but I just realized that Kaye Trammell of BloggerCon fame teaches with Mindy McAdams who I've mentioned many times before in this space. What they are doing with Web logs and journalism is really very cool. As imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I'm going to have to "borrow" some of their ideas for next quarter. From weblogged News on October 9, 2003 at 4:48 p.m.. (31243) Latent inhibition and creativity Gary points to a press release about the results of recent research on creativity. Creative people appear to inhibit fewer stimuli. While the release claims that the researchers have "identified one of the biological bases of creativity", no details of a biological nature are provided. Sadly the research was not published in an open-access journal, so I wasn't able to dig From Seb's Open Research on October 9, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (31241) Working Draft of Authoring Techniques for Internationalization Published 2003-10-09: The Guidelines, Education & Outreach Task Force (GEO) of the Internationalization Working Group has published the first public Working Draft of Authoring Techniques for XHTML & HTML Internationalization 1.0. Written for Web content authors, the document provides techniques for developing internationalized HTML and XHTML supported by Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Comments are welcome. Visit the Internationalization home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 9, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (31240) DRM Company Plans to Sue Student Researcher SunnComm, maker of the CD copy protection method that a Princeton University graduate student exposed as utterly lame in a... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 9, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (31239) Validate your RSS If you have an RSS feed, take a moment to run it through the Validator. Note, this validator puts genuine effort into being really picky about whether or not your feed is truly valid. It's certainly a LOT pickier than... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31238) Synchronizing subscriptions There's movement on recognizing that users want to synchronize the RSS feeds they read. We recognized this last year and implemented theSyndic8 personal list feature. When you're logged here on Syndic8 you can create your own lists of feeds. You... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31237) FUD continues unabated Dave's really got his 'be an idiot' attitude set on high these days. He's been ceaselessly trying to delude people with regard to use of RSS. From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31236) Kickbacks as a way to stifle innovation? There's a bit of buzz going around regarding Curry's secret paid-for placement in Winer's product. Tomas sums it up pretty well. So basically Curry wants to bribe people not to develop for a new idea. The logic he's using is... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31235) Feeds are very international Tony Laszlo's got an amazing assortment of feeds. His ISSHO series cover a pretty wide sweep of languages. What's notable is he's providing the first feed we've seen in Welsh! We're now listing a total of 48 languages. There are... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31234) Timezones and conversions I've long disliked the way most programming environments screw up timestamps and timezones. Most of them do not convert things properly. The most significant bug is the failure to consider daylight saving shifts. The scenario that best demonstrates the bug... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31233) RSS and copyrights To hear one particularly arrogant and abusive weblogger describe the situation you'd think it's illegal to republish an item from an RSS feed. So if you're using RSS feeds and taking an item from it and posting it to a... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31232) Validator error Update: The feed validator WAS offline due to an OS setup problem. It's back online now. More news here.... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31231) RSS is dead, long live RSS! We come not to bury RSS, but to praise it. Paraphrasing from history seems apt here. RSS has seen a long lifespan. It's apparently reached it's zenith. New efforts are afoot with things like Atom and serious momentum is behind... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31230) Feeds and Music In doing a bit of feed approval housekeeping I came across some feeds from the Shareware Music Machine. Most notably, one for new software releases.... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31229) Licensing your content Lawrence Lessig's been busy lately. One very cool thing he's been backing is the Creative Commons licensing idea. These as opposed to the rather limited choices offered behind copyright law. We track what licenses feeds are using. Use this list... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31228) Test your aggregators For aggregators that want to test how they handle HTTP redirects, Mark Pilgrim is providing a very robust set of them at: http://diveintomark.org/tests/client/http/ These are testing feeds that return specific HTTP results. Aggregators interesting in providing a full range of... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31227) RSS-2.0 is not an upgrade There's a lot of confusion going on concerning RSS and version numbers. Let's be clear, Dave Winer's attempts to call his hack of RSS version 2.0 are illegitimate at best. The half-baked pseudo-standard is not an improvement over the well-designed... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31226) So why not fix 2.0? Jon Udell tried taking a crack at Top-level namespaces and the pseudo-standard of 2.0.... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31225) Moving efforts Welcome back! I've been in the process of moving the old weblog to this new location. In theory the old pages are still here. More to come as I get things rearranged a bit.... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31224) Distributed Statistical Debugging Luis Villa writes "The Cooperative Bug Isolation Project at UC Berkeley and Stanford is working on statistical debugging techniques to report, find, and fix ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31223) Apple to Launch iTunes for Windows An anonymous reader writes "According to this AppleInsider.com article published earlier this morning, Apple has planned an event for next Thursday to formally ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31222) Spammers Using Hacked Machines as Decoys avi33 writes "This Wired story shows a disturbing alliance between hackers [sic] and spammers. Interestingly, they blame part of the alliance on market forces, ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (31221) Copps for President An FCC commissioner who gets it, read here... From Lessig Blog on October 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31220) Adventures in E-commerce Web Site Building Our intrepid correspondent Beth Cox recently decided that the time was right for a real e-commerce-enabled Web site for her fledgling orchid business. And like a lot of small business owners, she quickly realized she's a merchant, not a code jockey. From E-Commerce Guide on October 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31219) Sigh I've a strong suspicion that this conversation is yielding valuable insights. My frustration is that the volume alone makes it, at least for me, or at least for now, nearly impenetrable.   From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on October 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31218) Your Shift Key is an Anti-circumvention Device ...or, at the least, Alex Halderman has violated (PDF) the DMCA. So argues SunnComm Technologies, Inc., whose stock reportedly fell yesterday by 20 percen From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on October 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31217) Kids Are Media Users Too Kids' bedrooms are acting as complete entertainment centers, often making it difficult for parents to monitor media activity. From CyberAtlas on October 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31216) Torvalds starts locking down next Linux Linus Torvalds moves the development of the upcoming 2.6 kernel of the open-source operating system to a new phase aimed solely at making the heart of the OS less likely to crash. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31215) IDC: Smiles for the camera phone? Sales of camera phones are expected to jump dramatically over the next several years, but mass-market success for the technology will ride heavily on customer satisfaction. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31214) Charting Sun's new chip strategy Sun's David Yen explains why cozying up to x86 processors is a good idea for a company that's traditionally preferred to do its own chips. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31213) Dell to debut slender handheld The Axim X3, which the company says will be thinner and lighter than its current device, will be released next week in two versions: one with and one without wireless capabilities. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31212) Matrix of some uses of blogs in education This week and next I'm helping to facilitate an online discussion on the use of blogs in education for about 400 members from the B.C.-wide Educational Technology Users Group. We are facilitating the discussion through a multi-author Typepad blog (there are 4 other facilitators involved). We've structured the sessions to begin with an introduction to what blogs are and how to read and write them. We're now moving into Day 4 and from hereon we get into far more interesting stuff - what are the actual applications of blogs in education. It is a very diverse group of pa From EdTechPost on October 9, 2003 at 2:53 p.m.. (31211) The SANS Top 20 Internet Security Vulnerabilities 2003 From ResourceShelf on October 9, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (31209) Ballmer's new MS security fix - same patches, but 'nicer' New regime strangely similar to old regime... From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (31208) Automating Unix and Linux Administration nead writes "If you are disciple in the church of Wall, or like me you believe that laziness is the father of invention, or if you simply have more than a ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (31207) free software for Mail OS X I've been experimenting with Apple's mail client, "Mail" (note to product development: generic names make it very hard to search on product specific information), and have been frustrated that an obvious function is not in Mail (or any other client I've seen). The obvious function is the ability to define a hot key that will move a message to a specified folder. I had built (and had built) tools in Entourage to enable me to hit, say, ctrl+f, and the highlighted message(s) would be moved to the friends folder. I know you mice-on-the-brain sorts like to do that with the (insanel From Lessig Blog on October 9, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (31206) John Gilmore's take on mind altering drugs John Gilmore, probably most well known as "that dude that started the alt.* newsgroups" is one of the founders of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a foundation dedicated to civil rights and civic responsibilities online. As a life member of the Libertarian Party he is , not surprisingly, in favour of drug policy reform. Unlike others, Gilmore holds a unique perspective on why "illegal" drugs should not be banned: The right to speak freely is irrelevant if the citizenry does not have the right to think freely. From kuro5hin.org on October 9, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (31205) Net2Phone eyes the middle ground The VoIP provider introduces a package of services aimed at midsized businesses, especially those with locations all over the world. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (31204) Microsoft details new security plan The software giant will focus on adding new security technologies to its products, educating its customers and improving its process of releasing patches, CEO Steve Ballmer says. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (31203) Apple to launch iTunes for Windows The Mac maker is expected to unveil the long-awaited Windows version of the iTunes Music Store at an event next week. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (31202) Schöffen schaffen Recht HYPHEN aber wie? Im Jahre 2004 finden bundesweit Schöffenwahlen statt. Schöffen sind Laienrichter in der Strafgerichtsbarkeit, die gleichberechtigt mit den Berufsrichtern in Strafsachen... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 9, 2003 at 1:52 p.m.. (31201) NIST Makes Free CD Available to Help Demystify Complex Standards System From ResourceShelf on October 9, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (31199) Cowboy up? I think not. I don't know what "Cowboy up" means, but it seems to be an atavistic, totemic cry intended to encourage a local sports team. While I wish the team luck in their endeavors, I have to register my objection to the phrase. We are in Boston. We are not cowboys. We are not lumberjacks. We are not even jolly ranchers. A more appropriate cris de guerre might be "Study hard!," "Out-think them, fellows!" or "A sporting chance to us all!" Let us try to remember that this is Boston, after all.... From Joho the Blog on October 9, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (31198) Lora and Boris Show (part deux) Our learning object bloggers Lora and Boris are making a second appearance at the October 14-17 NMC Online Conference on Learning Objects. Taking to a new level their story presented at MERLOT 2003, a garden varierty PowerPoint, for the NMC conference they have speaking parts as well, as the presentation appears via --> From cogdogblog on October 9, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (31197) EMusic buyer to kill off unlimited download offer Puts limits on subscriptions From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (31196) UK gov aims for 'level playing field' with open source pilots Proof of concept... From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (31195) Egenera's blades are blooming AOL has a taste From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (31194) BOFH makes a hardware call Episode 23 Bloody maintenance companies From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (31193) Intuit Apologizes to Turbo Tax Customers tstoneman writes "Intuit has issued an apology for aggravating $50-90 million in customers over their product activation code. Let's hope that they have ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (31192) Response to Tim For some reason Sam's weblog is not accepting comments, so here is my response to Tim Appnel. Tim, this is the tricky thing about formats and protocols, when to freeze them, and getting buy-in on the freeze. If you look at the history of RSS, and assume it predicts what Atom will go through, the answer is that Ben will have to pedal hard to keep up. If anything, because there are so many more cooks, it looks like the Atom experience will be even worse. But it's hard to predict what will happen. BTW, they have to worry not only about current implementors but f From Scripting News on October 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (31191) Untitled Response to Tim Appnel is here. From Scripting News on October 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (31190) Untitled Timothy Appnel: "Is Ben wasting his time trying to implement something that is stated to appear in his company's products because it could drastically change in the coming years?" From Scripting News on October 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (31189) Untitled Greenspun: "Anyone who can afford to charter a $2 million, $1000/hour helicopter ought to be someone with, if not a lot of friends, at least a lot of dependants." From Scripting News on October 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (31188) Untitled Just had two important phone talks with reps of the Edwards and Kerry campaigns, in which we figured out what the next step is. I'm going to write it up now. Exciting!! From Scripting News on October 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (31187) ways to undo the 9th circuit On Monday, the 9th Circuit decided that the FCC was wrong in classifying a "cable modem service" as an "information service," and thus exempting it from any common-carrier-like obligations. This is a very important decision in the ongoing battles about preserving end-to-end neutrality on the Net. But meanwhile, there's a very tricky game being played with the Internet Tax Freedom Act which might make the whole 9th Circuit issue moot. Someone has slipped a nice little change into that statute that potentially could exempt any b From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (31185) Internet Reviews Archive Seit Februar 1994 erscheint das o.a. Archiv in vierwöchigen Abständen vom amerikanischen Bowdoin College, zu dem auch ein Weblog gehört.... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 9, 2003 at 12:53 p.m.. (31184) Experten- und Wissensportal Ein Expertenkatalog mit farblichem Leitsystem, das hervorragend geeignet ist, die Orientierung zu optimieren,- wenn man es richtig macht! Aber sehen... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 9, 2003 at 12:53 p.m.. (31183) Open music Chris Ulbrich, Music Label Cashes in by Sharing, Wired News, October 8, 2003. On Magnatune and its "open music" business model which combines "shareware, open source and grass-roots activism". Magnatune allows free online access to all the music in its catalog, hoping that consumer sampling will encourage sales. When consumers do buy, fully half the price is paid to the artist as a royalty. The company's motto is "We are not evil." From FOS News on October 9, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (31181) More on the PMC journal scanning project On Monday I posted a note about the journal scanning project at PubMed Central. While the participating journals would be freely accessible online --a huge step--, most would not permit more than fair use of their contents. On Monday I wondered whether I was reading the licensing terms correctly and said I would seek clarification. I've since written to PMC and received a good From FOS News on October 9, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (31180) Another Nokia phone explodes In Vietnam, this time From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (31179) O2 to axe 200 jobs Devolution rules From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (31178) GameCube outsells PS2 in US after price cut How long will it last? From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (31177) Elpida punches out 1Gb 533MHz DDR II at 100nm Intel investment paying off? From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (31176) Microsoft Wins Browser War, Abandons 'Innovation' rocketjam writes "Web developers are expressing frustration with Microsoft's apparent abandonment of its 'operating-system-integrated' Internet Explorer web ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (31175) Suing Your Customers: Winning Business Strategy? Cobarde Anonimo writes "The Knowledge at Wharton has an interesting text about the RIAA strategy of suing its customers. As Wharton legal studies professor G. ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (31174) Get up, stand up, buy a laptop CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos reports how global demographic forces are changing Silicon Valley in profound ways. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (31173) Microsoft readies Web document software The company plans to release a version of its Web document management software aimed at small and medium-size companies. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (31172) Make-A-Wish Fund Raiser--Fox Chapel Office Start your holiday shopping early and help Make-A-Wish! Come, see a fabulous showcase of designer jewelry, accessories, sterling silver, handbags, cosmetics, fragrances, and skin care by Judi Cohen of Judi' Jewels and Judie Crawford & Deb Lawson of Mary Kay October 2 from 1pm to 4pm at the Fox Chapel Office, 1376 Freeport RD, Fox Chapel, PA RSVP to Judie Crawford 412-782-3700. From Prudential Preferred Realty on October 9, 2003 at 11:53 a.m.. (31171) Prudential Preferred Visual Tours Take an interior virtual tour of properties listed by Prudential Preferred Realty. From Prudential Preferred Realty on October 9, 2003 at 11:53 a.m.. (31170) Prudential Preferred Property Search Use Prudential Preferred Realty to search Western Pensylvania for all IDX listings from the West. Penn. Multi-List. From Prudential Preferred Realty on October 9, 2003 at 11:53 a.m.. (31169) Prudential Preferred House of the Week Visit Prudential Preferred Realty's website every week to view the house of the week. This week features a 3 bedroom; 2 full,1 half bathroom listing located in Moon Township, North West Allegheny county. From Prudential Preferred Realty on October 9, 2003 at 11:53 a.m.. (31168) Elektronisches Publizieren Elektronisches Publizieren hat zwar Potenzial, bestätigt das Branchenbarometer des Arbeitskreises Elektronisches Publizieren im Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, digitale Medien werden... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 9, 2003 at 11:52 a.m.. (31167) Fakten! "[...] The publication that got Elizabeth Spiers her job at New York magazine never saw print. Her witty synthesis of... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 9, 2003 at 11:52 a.m.. (31166) Hope this one's not overcopyrighted The law arrests the man or woman Who steals the goose from off the common; But lets the greater villain loose Who steals the common from the goose. From Seb'apos;s Open Research on October 9, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (31164) Untitled Gary Sauer-Thompson's Junk for Code weblog features many striking art images I'd never seen before. Dig this one especially. From Seb'apos;s Open Research on October 9, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (31163) A Boston-Chicago Series? Maybe we will actually see a dream World Series this year in baseball: the Boston Red Sox versus the Chicago... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 9, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (31162) Interactive microcontent The friction that really wears us down is at the interface between people and data. I'm not too worried about how we represent XML fragments, but very curious about how we enable people to interact with them. These little experiments are hardly conclusive, but they do hint at the still-untapped potential of the scriptable document object model. [Full story at O'Reilly Network] From Jon's Radio on October 9, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (31161) Mac OS X 10.3 to ship in 15 days' time Day of the Panther From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (31160) Nokia ships 3650 phone with improved display Re-launched as 3620 and 3660 From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (31159) EMusic Acquired, Halting Unlimited Downloads wallabywatson writes "EMusic.com have announced that they are cancelling their $9.99 a month unlimited download service after being acquired by Dimensional ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (31158) Multiple Monitors Increase Productivity eggoeater writes "An systematic study conducted by NEC-Mitsubishi, ATI Technologies and the University of Utah has concluded that the use of multiple monitors ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (31157) IBM takes over Electrolux's PCs Big Blue's Global Services wing begins overseeing about 15,000 computers for the household-appliances maker, as the company looks to tidy up its IT operations. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (31156) The Future Of Web Conferencing: Good Interviews Paul Coffey "The Future Of Web Conferencing" - Interview n°4 Seven questions to Paul Coffey to explore potential, opportunities and threats of our future online as seen from a small Web conferencing entrepreneur point-of-view. I know Paul Coffey since over a year now and I have always appreciated his frank, honest approach and his willigness, like many small entrepreneurs, to come a long way toward helping their customers. Paul Coffey is one of the largest resellers of VoiceCafe technology. VoiceCafe has developed made available on the market a line of products that spans ten (!)different Web conferencin From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on October 9, 2003 at 10:53 a.m.. (31155) Für hungrige Gesetzesliebhaber ... ist die "Para-graf-ensuppe" gedacht, die mit jedem "Fachlexikon Recht" aus dem Hause "Alpmann/Brockhaus" mitgeliefert wird. "Essen Sie sich schlau"... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 9, 2003 at 10:53 a.m.. (31154) Reference Staff Daily Reads Reference Staff Daily Reads for Eugene, Oregon Libraryhttp://www.ci.eugene.or.us/library/staffref/dailyreads.htmlA list of daily reads for the reference staff at the Eugene, Oregon Library. Excellent resource list for keeping current with the latest happenings on the Internet! This is a very comprehensive list and I am pleased that they have listed my blog as one of their daily reads! From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 9, 2003 at 10:53 a.m.. (31153) Ongoing conference on open access Some of the presentations for the conference, La biblioteca digital y la nueva comunicación científica (Barcelona, October 8-10, 2003) are already online. The conference features presentations on open access by Jean-Claude Guédon, David Prosser, Miquel Térmens, Cristóbal Urbano, and Christopher Gutteridge, among others. From FOS News on October 9, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (31151) More on the imminent launch of PLoS Biology Declan Butler, Scientific publishing: who will pay for open access?, Nature, October 9, 2003 (accessible only to subscribers). Excerpt: "Few people would disagree, in principle, with the ideal of open access. The question is whether the economics can be made to work. Employing peer review to sift through hundreds of manuscripts, and then editing the accepted ones into shape, can be an expensive business. Conventional publishers recoup these costs...by charging for access to the fi From FOS News on October 9, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (31150) Objection to open-access journal funding model John Ewing, 'Open access' will not be open to everyone, Nature, October 9, 2003 (accessible only to subscribers). A letter to the editor in response to the Declan Butler article in the same issue (see the previous entry). Excerpt: "Each publication model --subscript From FOS News on October 9, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (31149) New Learned Publishing The October issue of Learned Publishing is now online. It has the following OA-related articles. Only the table of contents and abstracts are free online. Kathleen Wets, Dave Weedon, and Jan Velterop, Post-publication filtering and evaluation: Faculty of 1000 Alastair Dryburgh, From FOS News on October 9, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (31148) Pro-OA letters to the editor The Guardian has published five letters to the editor in response to David Adam's story on PLoS on October 6. All the letters support open access. From FOS News on October 9, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (31147) BloggerCon Webcasts If you missed BloggerCon, and the audio stream isn't giving you the full experience, many of the Webcasts are posted at the BloggerCon site. The audio is a bit spotty, but all of the Day 1 offereings are worth taking in...but where is the education panel??? From weblogged News on October 9, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (31146) Close to me Just found out I'm three degrees out from Robert Smith on Friendster. From Seb'apos;s Open Research on October 9, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (31145) Macromedia joins Web-conference crowd The Flash and Dreamweaver maker, with the introduction of Breeze Live, adds its product to the crowded market for online meeting software. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (31144) Elektronische Behördendienste Wie das JIPS mitteilt, hat die EU-Kommission ein 30-seitiges Dokument (PDF) veröffentlicht über "die Rolle elektronischer Behördendienste (E-Government) für die... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 9, 2003 at 9:52 a.m.. (31143) EU-Kommission: Fit für 9 neue Sprachen Die Europäische Kommission hat dem Vorschlag des für Reformen zuständigen Kommissars Neil Kinnock zum Umbau des Dolmetscher-Konferenzdienstes (SCIC) zugestimmt, der... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 9, 2003 at 9:52 a.m.. (31142) Quick Introduction to OWL Web Ontology Language Quick Introduction to OWL Web Ontology Languagehttp://www.xfront.com/owl-quick-intro/sld001.htmQuick Introduction to OWL Web Ontology Language by Roger L. Costello and David B. Jacobs of MITRE Corporation and the creation of this slide presentation tutorial was sponsored by DARPA. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 9, 2003 at 9:52 a.m.. (31141) Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR) Links Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR) Linkshttp://www.aoir.org/links.htmlA listing of links from the Association of Internet Researchers ( I am proud to be a member) covering internet research areas of associations, companies, conferences, journals, and on-line resources. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 9, 2003 at 9:52 a.m.. (31140) Research List of Lists Research List of Listshttp://www.aoir.org/list.phpA very comprehensive list of lists related to research. Listservs® have been available on the Internet for years and still represent the number one way of staying current on the areas of your profession even though RSS feeds are breathing down their necks! From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 9, 2003 at 9:52 a.m.. (31139) Full Word Search in Movable Type Prior to its integration into Movable Type, the MT-Search module allowed the ability to toggle between full-word and partial-word searches. For instance, if you searched on full words for out, you would get out in the results. But not outdoors, outliner or even outrageous. Unfortunately, that functionality isn't currently available in Movable Type. This describes how to add it back.... From Don't Back Down on October 9, 2003 at 9:51 a.m.. (31137) Turning off filterkeys Anyone know how to actually turn off the XP FilterKeys setting? I have a lazy habit of resting a finger onf the shift key when I'm pausing between words. If I do that for more than 8 seconds, XP asks if I want to turn on FilterKeys. It does this even if I un-check the "Use FilterKeys" box on the Accessibility settings. The box stays un-checked, but the feature doesn't turn off. Note: Saying "Get a Mac" does not constitute help. Thank you.... From Joho the Blog on October 9, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (31136) BB take-up in Germany to rocket 12.5m lines by 2008 From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (31135) Invisible Networks saved - maybe 'Deal agreed' From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (31134) Bureau of Engraving and Printing Issues New US$20 jea6 writes "Hot off the Western Currency Facility presses in Fort Worth! The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is issuing the new US$20 note to banks today. ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (31133) As The Blogs Churn - Robyn Greenspan, Internet News According to Perseus Development Corp., a significant number of Internet users jumped on the blog [define] bandwagon and then jumped off, as the company found that two-thirds of the 3,634 hosted blogs that were surveyed were inactive. Interestingly, T From Techno-News Blog on October 9, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (31132) The Wireless-Network Race - Vincent Ryan, NewsFactor Would you like to flop under a tree in Central Park and fire up your laptop to search the Internet for nearby restaurants? Or stroll along Ocean Beach in San Francisco and access the Web to identify the small bird you just saw hopping in the surf? From Techno-News Blog on October 9, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (31131) Untitled Last night the Cubs won, evening their series at 1-1. The Red Sox won to take a 1-0 lead over the universally hated NY Yankees. From Scripting News on October 9, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (31130) Untitled BloggerCon moderator Lance Knobel filed this Guardian story about presidential weblogs for the Guardian. From Scripting News on October 9, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (31129) Untitled If you recorded audio or video at BloggerCon, please post a note in the comments section on this news item. From Scripting News on October 9, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (31128) Untitled Phillip Pearson needs help with Movable Type's XML-RPC. From Scripting News on October 9, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (31127) Untitled Mini-essay: "A friend who was at BloggerCon writes, saying he thinks I prefer to work with people, instead of having them work for me, and asks me to explain this." From Scripting News on October 9, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (31126) IR and IE On the Web IR and IE On the Web Using Hypertext Meta-Data and Structurehttp://www.webir.org/This site is a collection of online resources for research in the field of information retrieval and information extraction from the Web. These pages contain materials that are related to the state of the art IR and IE techniques used for and on the Web. Such techniques use, as well as traditional techniques, hypertext structure and meta-data, the structure and nature of the Web, observed human behaviour on the Web, other search engines, and mo From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 9, 2003 at 8:52 a.m.. (31125) Bloomsbury Research Centre Bloomsbury Research Centre http://www.bloomsbury.com/ARC/Arc_home.aspThe Bloomsbury Research Centre is a free on-line database of reference books. Over 17,000 entries are cross-referenced providing a wealth of information all linked and all fully indexed. Use our search engine to search on a wide range of subjects including literature, art, myth, human thought, quotations and a thesaurus or browse through each book at your leisure. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 9, 2003 at 8:52 a.m.. (31124) DevArticles DevArticleshttp://www.devarticles.com/An excellent list of articles and forum posts on development for developers. Numerous subject headings to guide you through the various development areas. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 9, 2003 at 8:52 a.m.. (31123) Universal Data Element Framework (UDEF) Universal Data Element Framework (UDEF)http://www.udef.org/The Universal Data Element Framework (UDEF) is a cross-industry metadata identification strategy designed to facilitate convergence and interoperability among e-business and other standards. The objective of the UDEF is to provide a means of real-time identification for semantic equivalency, as an attribute to data elements within e-business document and integration formats. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 9, 2003 at 8:52 a.m.. (31122) Simulated Academics Edward Castronova, the economist who wrote about the GDP of Norrath, the EverQuest world, has asssembled a group blog that discusses the economics, law and culture of game worlds. It's serious but it's also fun and just a tad weird. The site takes games on their own terms but also watches their intersection with the real world. For example, one entry discusses an article on virtual money by Dave Rickey: ...a company named Black Snow Interactive sued my former employer, Mythic Entertainment, essentially because Mythic blocked access to the "inventory" of Camelot currency that Black Sn From Joho the Blog on October 9, 2003 at 8:48 a.m.. (31120) Universe Shaped Like A Soccer Ball? Rabid Rob writes "According to a New Scientist article, and prompted by data from NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), it's suggested the ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31119) Review: Software offers TiVo-like recording at lower price - Powell Fraser, CNN I have seen the future of television, and it lies within a computer. The idea of watching TV on your PC isn't new. TV tuner cards for computers have been around for years. And TiVo and ReplayTV pioneered the concept of the Personal Video Recorder, or P From Techno-News Blog on October 9, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31118) Program helps teachers track reading - Scott Jenkins, Salisbury Post Former governor and education booster Jim Hunt gave high marks Thursday to new teaching technology Kannapolis City Schools helped pioneer and Raleigh may take statewide. Hunt and Bill Frazier, an analyst working for the N.C. Department of Public Instru From Educational Technology on October 9, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31117) Learning Village open - Pamela Cowan, Leader-Post Parents won't have to rummage in backpacks for notes from the teacher if their child attends a school where a new computer program is being piloted. The new Learning Village software pilot project was announced Wednesday at St. Francis Community Scho From Educational Technology on October 9, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31116) European and Central Asia Virtual University Association Improves Distance Learning Programs - Ulla Skidén, Converge In June 2001 over 40 universities in Russia and Central Asia founded The European and Central Asia Virtual University Association (ECAVU). Since then, another 10 universities have become partners of the organization, which is growing steadily. One tas From Online Learning Update on October 9, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31115) MMCC highlights first dual graduate - Gladwin County Record Tammy Roberts was among a number of students that graduated from MMCC in May 2003 with an Associate in General Technology. What sets her apart, though, is that last month Roberts also received her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration / Human From Online Learning Update on October 9, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31114) World War II, American Civil War Featured in Online Discussion Forums With Stanford, Yale Professors Top scholars from Yale and Stanford join AllLearn this fall to engage the public in discussions of the continuing impact of historical events. On October 21, 2003, Yale Professor of History and African-American Studies David Blight presents his ideas From Online Learning Update on October 9, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31113) Microsoft's IE attitude: Embrace, extend--abandon? Web developers want to light a fire under Microsoft to get better standards support in the company's Internet Explorer browser, but they can't seem to spark a flame. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (31112) Eolas vs. Microsoft Nachdem Eolas im Patentstreit mit Microsoft in erster Instanz gewann, will das Unternehmen die weitere Verbreitung von Microsofts Internet Explorer... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 9, 2003 at 7:52 a.m.. (31111) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)http://www.fda.gov/cber/The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) regulates biological products. Current authority for this responsibility resides in Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act and in specific sections of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act.CBER is committed to advancing the public health through innovative regulations that ensure the safety, effectiveness and timely delivery to patients of biological products. The mission of CBER i From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 9, 2003 at 7:52 a.m.. (31110) Internet Review Archives Internet Review Archiveshttp://www.bowdoin.edu/~samato/IRA/College and Research Libraries News Internet Reviews Archive From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 9, 2003 at 7:52 a.m.. (31109) Librarian known as 'answer man' From ResourceShelf on October 9, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (31107) Free Full-Text Access to Library Hi Tech News and The Electronic Library From ResourceShelf on October 9, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (31106) Nokia phone explodes - again Oh dear From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (31105) Keyboard Manufacturers Named in DMCA Suit German-based media giant Bertelsmann Group has launched a 400 million dollar lawsuit against major hardware manufacturers, alleging they traffic in banned circumvention devices that can be used to illegally copy their music CDs. It says that the Digital Millenium Copyright Act entitles it to protection from devices that can be used to circumvent its technological protections against piracy. Specifically, it demands compensation for the inclusion of "Shift" buttons on standard computer keyboards. From kuro5hin.org on October 9, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (31104) Pumpkin Moon On Nov. 9, Earth's shadow transforms the moon into a supersized jack-o'lantern. -- October 7 From Celestial Delights Online on October 9, 2003 at 6:52 a.m.. (31103) Toys Boys War Over Talking Books Leapfrog sues Mattel for patent infringement of its popular talking-book technology. Mattel shakes its collective head and says nah, nah, we didn't do it. Did Mattel just do it better? From Wired News on October 9, 2003 at 6:47 a.m.. (31101) Nobel Winner Critical of U.S. Dr. Peter Agre, who shared this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, says U.S. restrictions on scientific research in the name of fighting terrorism should be resisted. He may even put his money where his mouth is. From Wired News on October 9, 2003 at 6:47 a.m.. (31100) House Fights P2P Risks The U.S. House of Representatives votes to require the government to beef up the security of its computers so they are not exposed to privacy and security risks associated with peer-to-peer networks. From Wired News on October 9, 2003 at 6:47 a.m.. (31099) China's Great Leap Upward After 11 painstaking years of planning, China is poised to become the third nation to launch a manned space flight. Shenzhou 5 appears ready for an Oct. 15 launch, and the 'taikonaut' will be traveling with Chinese takeout. From Wired News on October 9, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31098) Open Access? Not Anytime Soon An appeals court decision still has a way to go before cable companies have to abide by it and open their pipes to competing ISPs. Regulatory maneuvering and further appeals are possible. By Staci D. Kramer. From Wired News on October 9, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31097) Seattle Takes Stock of Paul Allen Seattle's economy is reeling, and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen wants to help by building a large biotech facility. But some locals say the billionaire philanthropist has too much sway in city affairs. Bobbi Nodell reports from Seattle. From Wired News on October 9, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31096) Crack Team to Move Liberty Bell The Liberty Bell is moving on Thursday to a new home 300 feet from its current site. Engineers will be keeping close tabs on the bell to make sure its famous crack doesn't get any worse. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on October 9, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31095) New Napster, IPod Don't Play Nice Napster is back, if only in name. But don't expect fans of Apple's popular iPod music player to flock to the new service. The two run on different file formats. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on October 9, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31094) Cloaking Device Made for Spammers Once looked down upon, the junk e-mail business is now luring money-grubbing crackers. One of the first fruits of the new cracker-spammer union is 'invisible' websites that can't be traced. By Brian McWilliams. From Wired News on October 9, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31093) Schlumberger Sema: UK eHealth market poised for substantial growth National Programme for IT From The Register on October 9, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31092) Linux File System Shootout IpSo_ writes "Finally an extensive, human readable Linux file system benchmark has been unleashed upon us. Originally posted on the Linux Kernel mailing list, ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31091) Community Response to VeriSign VP Mark McLaughlin's Editorial This is a communally edited response to the editorial by VeriSign Senior VP, Mark McLaughlin, entitled "Innovation and the Internet". In it, McLaughlin expresses his opinions about the reaction to VeriSign's controversial SiteFinder service. Many technology-savvy Internet users have disagreed with the DNS wildcard modification in less organized forms, but I hope to bring together the opinions of many people into a coherent response. I feel that McLaughlin's formal, public editorial deserves an organized response, and I feel that the Internet community needs to join together to mak From kuro5hin.org on October 9, 2003 at 5:45 a.m.. (31089) Aktenzeichen 50 Js 816/00 gelöscht Kohl, das Kanzleramt und die Akten: Die Staatsanwaltschaft gibt auf, sechs Ordner bleiben verschwunden. Die heutige ZEIT "pflegt" den... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 9, 2003 at 4:52 a.m.. (31088) International Tax Coordination Zum zweiten Mal in der Geschichte der WU Wien wird ein vom Wissenschaftsfonds FWF finanzierter Spezialforschungsbereich (SFB) eingerichtet. Im Mittelpunkt... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 9, 2003 at 4:52 a.m.. (31087) Professor to serve on national advisory council From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on October 9, 2003 at 4:50 a.m.. (31085) Online courses boom at Tech From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on October 9, 2003 at 4:50 a.m.. (31084) Distance Education and Career and Technical Education: A Review of the Research Literature From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 9, 2003 at 4:50 a.m.. (31083) ACCC Asks SCO To Explain Themselves An anonymous reader writes "The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) governmental organization has issued a request to SCO to provide ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (31082) City & Guilds Measures [Radio] Direct and Digital Marketing Activity With Web Metrics City & Guilds http://www.city-and-guilds.co.uk the UK's leading awarding body for work related qualifications, is to appoint WebtraffIQ http://www.webtraffiq.com as its web analytics agency. [PRWEB Oct 9, 2003] From PR Web on October 9, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (31081) Centra and Sistemas CBT Partner to Support Live Collaboration and Learning Solutions in Mexico From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 9, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (31079) Blackboard® Users Conference 2004 From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 9, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (31078) IAE Launches Distance Education On HIV/Aids From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 9, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (31077) Apex Learning Announces Agreement with Boxer Learning to Distribute BoxerMath Curriculum From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 9, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (31076) Distance education dean position From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 9, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (31075) Distance Learning Makes Science Class Fun! From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 9, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (31074) Teachers space out From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 9, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (31073) Recent news mentions We were impressed to see the Charleston Post and Courier story on the basics of copyright and illegal downloading mention quite clearly Creative Commons and how it works. We were equally impressed by the long-running newsletter TidBITS and their recent decision to release their publication under a license. They describe the process in which they arrived at the license choice — that they basically allowed the same use a license covered, realized the From Creative Commons: weblog on October 9, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (31072) Youth Media Distribution Youth Media Distribution is a project that aims to improve the distribution of independent youth created film, video, radio and new media. They offer a variety of tools for young people making films, including hosting on their site and promotion through film festivals. Recently they've added the option of choosing a Creative Commons license when uploading a film. They've even created a special page listing all the entries released under a license, The YMDI project is an offshot of --> From Creative Commons: weblog on October 9, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (31071) AOL buys Egenera blade servers From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (31070) Typepad Official Launch... Typepage Official Launch Today Sixapart announced the official launch of Typepad. New features in the system include the ability to map your own domain name to your TypePad site so that your site would appear at example.com if you own... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on October 9, 2003 at 2:50 a.m.. (31068) Care? Jeremy comments too... "My current angle is that students would only voluntarily use a tool like that if they had something they really cared about to reflect on, but most of what they're doing in school doesn't fall into that category. Teachers may assign projects using the tool if it's safe and simple, but the likelihood of students engaging in the process is certainly lessened by it being obligatory to begin with."![--> From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on October 9, 2003 at 2:50 a.m.. (31067) Mars Sundials - True Colors, Ambiguous Hours An anonymous reader writes "NASA's Astrobiology Magazine today has an interview with Bill Nye, the Science Guy, who spearheaded the first interplanetary ... From Slashdot on October 9, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (31066) New York to Lower the Bar for High School Graduation New York State plans to loosen the demanding testing requirements it has imposed for graduation, including the standards used to judge math proficiency. From New York Times: Education on October 9, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (31065) City Comptroller Raises Questions on Deal to Put Snapple Products in Schools William C. Thompson Jr. questioned whether the city had carried out a competitive bidding process for the rights to sell beverages in schools. From New York Times: Education on October 9, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (31064) Chapel Hill Campus to Cover All Costs for Needy Students The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill plans to cover the costs of an education for students from low-income families without forcing the students to take on loans. From New York Times: Education on October 9, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (31063) Stay Close, Mayor Told Unions. Same to You, the Unions Reply. A planned overnight retreat in Westchester the city is holding for parent coordinators has upset some members of the teachers' union. From New York Times: Education on October 9, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (31062) More Schools Make the List, and a Policy Is Questioned The state Department of Education announced that it was adding six more middle schools in New Jersey to the list of those schools in need of improvement. From New York Times: Education on October 9, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (31061) The Rev. Joseph T. Cahill, 84, Longtime St. John's President, Dies The Rev. Joseph T. Cahill was president of St. John's University for 24 years and saw it grow into the largest Catholic university in the U.S. From New York Times: Education on October 9, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (31060) Aaaaugh! My book! Dive Into Python 4.4 is out. The preface -- which previously, and quite snottily, stated that this book assumed a lot about you and that if you were new to programming and wanted to learn Python, you should probably learn it somewhere else -- has been removed. We no longer assume a lot about you, apparently, beyond the ability to double-click and a willingness to blow $50 on a book you could download for free. (414 words) From dive into mark on October 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (31059) Weblogs: niche-orientated filtering systems? Stephen shares some interesting thoughts on my Xplana article: "Weblogging is not something we should make everybody do. And the impact of weblogs on education will not be that everybody has a personal weblog. So what will it be? I continue to view weblogs as a filtering system, a means by which individuals gather, assess, comment upon, and pass on items of value to From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on October 9, 2003 at 1:50 a.m.. (31057) A Tiered Expiration System? I've recently been thinking about changes to the derivatives right. I've looked at compulsory licensing (in the sense of section 115) and changes to damages calculation, fair use, and/or the definition of derivative.  And, of course, copyright expiration and a rich public domain would help. One idea I haven't seen yet: having the derivative right expire prior to From A Copyfighter'apos;s Musings on October 9, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (31056) Google bolsters advertising tools The search company augments its popular AdWords program with several new features, including a tool that lets advertisers gauge how frequently clicks on paid links result in transactions. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (31055) Seeking Facts Down Under Official Fact-Finding Mission Sent to Australia by Department of Culture and Tourism. From Bali Update from balidiscovery.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (31053) We Get Mail Both Locally and Abroad, the Visa Debate Remains the Topic of the Day in Our Mailbox While One Reader Comments on the Bali Bombing Memorial. From Bali Update from balidiscovery.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (31052) Third Death Sentence Handed Down in Bombing Trial Ali Gufron Sentenced to Die for His Role in Death of 202 People. From Bali Update from balidiscovery.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (31051) Love Conquers Travel Advisories American Couple and 40 Friends from 5 Countries Gather in Bali for a Wedding. From Bali Update from balidiscovery.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (31050) No Narrowing in the Arrival Gap Bali by the Numbers: August 2003 Arrivals Show Island Stalled in Efforts to Close Gap in Visitor Arrivals. From Bali Update from balidiscovery.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (31049) NZ Foreign Minister to Visit Bali Phil Goff to Participate in Bali Memorial Service. From Bali Update from balidiscovery.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (31048) Power Rate Increase Cancelled President Calls Off Planned 6% Hike in Electrical Tariffs Scheduled for October 1, 2003. From Bali Update from balidiscovery.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (31047) Editorial: Tourism as an Export Commodity Tourism Must be Viewed as Part of the Country's Export Economy. From Bali Update from balidiscovery.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (31046) President on Island for Extended Stay Megawati Mixes Works and Pleasure During Planned 8 Day Visit. From Bali Update from balidiscovery.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (31045) ASEAN Business Summit Opens President Calls for Greater Cooperation Between the Public and Private Sector. From Bali Update from balidiscovery.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (31044) Singapore Criticizes VOA Policy Concern Grows Over Negative Impact of New Immigration Policies on Regional Arrivals. From Bali Update from balidiscovery.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (31043) Savings that Must Be Seen to Be Believed Garuda Launches Special Fare Initiatives ex-Australia. From Bali Update from balidiscovery.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (31042) HP, Disney extend technology pact Hewlett-Packard and the Walt Disney company on Thursday are expected to announce a 10-year extension to their business and technology pact. From CNET News.com on October 9, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (31041) The Student's Predicament I once wrote of the teacher's predicament when blogging. Today academic advice colunist Mrs. Mentor at the Chronicle reports of the student's predicament. The lesson? Venting in public is a form of publishing evidence that can be used against you. Seems like common sense, but students tend to err on... From PEDABLOGUE on October 8, 2003 at 11:53 p.m.. (31040) American Literature and Its Discontents American Literature and Its Discontents A High School Literature class from the Wheeler School in Providence, RI. Follow the journey as a class and their instructor move through using blogs with literature. The teacher, Ben Harris provides ntruction on proper usage.... From EdBlogger Praxis on October 8, 2003 at 11:51 p.m.. (31039) benshead benshead Ben Harris, the literature teacher at the Wheeler School in Providence, RI, provides the reader posts regarding education policy, edblogging, and more. Enjoy!... From EdBlogger Praxis on October 8, 2003 at 11:51 p.m.. (31038) BBC Vision for download video apps It's great to see/hear this kind of thinking coming from a major broadcast media company.  This is precisely the kind of approach that Maven Networks has taken in building a broadband media system, focused on the broadband-connected PC rather than the PVR/TV (for now, though as convergence devices come about and the bridge between PC hard-disk and PVR/TV disappears, that will change).  Early Maven customers are exploring all of these options -- download From Jeremy Allaire's Radio on October 8, 2003 at 11:47 p.m.. (31036) Man Vs Machine In Chess - Who Is Winning? FFriedel writes "In a few weeks, the world's strongest player Garry Kasparov will take on X3D Fritz in a high-profile man-machine chess match. Who is the ... From Slashdot on October 8, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (31035) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]